Fountain brush



T. E. MODD F'OUNTAIN BRUSH April 28, 1931.

Filed Qot. 24, 1929 INVENTGR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 2i8, 1.931

UNITED STATES THOMAS E. MODD, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN FOUNTAIN BRUSH Application led October 24, 1929. Serial No. 402,284.

This invention relates to improvements in fountain brushes, and aims to provide such a brush consisting of a reservoir and a removable brush which tits thereon. The reservoir is intended to have a tube 0r other container temporarily mounted thereon s0 that the contents of the latter may be transferred to the former; and the brush shank which is removable from the reservoir has a substantially central opening therethrough, bristles extend outwardly from the brush shank around the opening, and a sliding shutter is provided for closing the opening so that the contents of the reservoir may be prevented from passing through the brush shank to the bristles. Moreover the brush shank may, if preferred, be attached directly to the end of a container suoli as a shaving soap tube.

With these and other objects and advantages in view which will become apparent as the specification proceeds, the invention is hereinafter more fully described with the aid of the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof, and Figures 3 and 4 are sections on the lines 3o 3-3 and 4 4 of Figures 1 and 2 respectively.

Figure 5 shows a method of filling the reservoir. n

Figure 6 depicts the removable brush 35 mounted directly on the end of a tube.

Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 6, but with the bristles removed.

Figure 8 is a section on the line 8-8 of Figure 7.

VReferring now to Figures 1 to 4 of the drawings, l designates a reservoir having a tubular neck 2 thereon which is preferably threaded both externally and internally at 3 and 4. Extending longitudinally of the reservoir and substantially centrally thereof is a threaded spindle 5 having a disc 6 in threaded engagement thereon the margins of which bear against the bore of the reservoir. In the event of the latter being circular any desired means may be employed illustrates a side view of the for preventing rotation oi the disc as the spindle is turned. One end of the spindle 5 extends through an aperture 7 in the base 8 of the reservoir and has a plate 9 secured thereon so that rotation of the latter causes the spindle to turn. The opposite end of the spindle is mounted in a spider 10 formed in the inner end of the' neck 2, so that the said spindle is held against axial movement. The space A between the disc 6 and the neck 60 2 is intended to be filled with soap or other material to be applied to the bristles of a brush, and as the disc is advanced'towards the neck by rotation of the plate 9 the contents of the space A is forced out throughv the neck. f

12'denotes an annular brush shank having an internally threaded portion 13 extending partway therethrough. This portion 13 engages the external thread 3 on the neck 2. 14 indicates a continuation of the passage 13 to the opposite side of the shank, which is usually of reduced size. Around the threaded portion 13 is a disc-like portion 16 adapted to bear against one end of the reservoir 1, and on the opposite side of the shank an annular enlargement 15 is provided. rlhe latter has a transverse guide 17 extending therefrom over the centre of the shank and its passage 14; on the guide is a shutter 18 movable at rightk angles to the direction of the passage 14 and adapted to close the latter. 18a is an extension on the shutter 18 intended for a finger hold so that the shutter may be more readily moved.

Around an annular wall 19 by which the portions 15 and 16 are connected and within the latter bristles 2O are so arranged as to project outwardly beyondV the shank 12. These bristles are suitably cemented togetherat their inner ends Aand 21designates a band of flexible material which encircles them and to which Vtherouter bristles are preferably made to adhere; This band may consist of celluloid yor other suitable material.

Figure 5 shows a simple method of filling the reservoir 1. A container 22 has its open end screwed into the threaded neck 4, and, after the container has been torn as at B W9 to admit air at its end remote from the reservoir, the plate 9 is turned so as to move the disc 6 away from the container 22. The contents of the latter is then transferred into the reservoir by suction as movement of the disc 6 is continued.

Referring now to Figures 6, 7 and 8. Figure 6 shows the brush shank 12 mounted directly on a container or tube 22; in this case the internally threaded portion 13 engages threads 22a onfthe neck-of thevtube. f The annular wall 19 connects the disc-like portion 16 with the annular enlargement 15 of the shank 12; and a shutter 18 and its extension 18a is slidable on a guide 17 and is adapted to close the passage 14. is a pin projecting frointhe annular enlargement 15 toV prevent complete disengagementfof the shutter 18 from the slide 17 though vother means for accomplishing this purpose may be provided. ln this construction the space for the inner ends of the bristles is somewhat differently formed, but in either case it is found that the bristles so largely surround the passage 1s' that the contents of the reservoir or tube is readily and com- -pletely picked up by them as it is passed through the passage 14.

While in the foregoing the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described and shown, it is understood that the constructions herein descrbed are subject to such alterations and modifications asv fall within the scope of the appended claims. 7What I claim as my invention randfdesire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1.' A fountain brush consisting of a reservoir and a brush having a tubular shank,

a threaded spindle arranged longitudinally .in said reservoir, means fory turning said spindle, a disc carried by said splndleiso that as the latter is rotated the disc -is vmoved longitudinally ofA said reservoir, a

tubular neckon said reservoir adapted to receive either a tube from which the reservoir may be filled or the tubular shank of neckon said reservoir, said tubular'v neck having both an vexternal vthread' to' receive the annular shank ofthe brush through l Vwhich the contents of the reservoir f-may be .6o.

discharged, and an internal -tliread'nto receive a tube from which the reservoir may be filled.

3. A' fountain brush consisting of a shank Y .having an axially. projecting central por- .;tion, said shank. and1 said .central portion iatflthe outer `endi-of said central portion,

bristles mounted in said U-shaped space between vsaid guide and said annular portion and projecting outwardly beyond the latter, and a reservoir secured to the extremity of saidshank remote from-its project- `ing central. portion sovv that soap in a esubstantiallyf liquid state may pass, `fromsaid rreservoir into and lthrough said opening.

THOMAS E. MODD. 

